How about bears?

[Ricer2231]

My next door neighbor shot a black bear in North Carolina and it weighed over 650 lbs. and they mounted it on a med. grizzly mount.

My other neighbor who owns a taxidermy shop shot this coastal brown bear in Alaska. It weighed almost 1100#

He had me stand beside it so you could see just how big this bear was. I'm 6'2" and weighed 240# in that pic.

 

[Boarhead]

Ummm, why are there boots in this photo??????

The boots are there because he ate my buddy.LOL No seriously when we hike into are hunting area there are several streams we have to cross so we wear waders in and pack our hiking boots.We change into our hiking boots and leave our wading boots at the bottom of the tree.One day i changed at the bottom of the mountain and hung my boots in a tree and when i came out a bear got to them and they had puncture holes in them where they were chewed on.

 

[Boarhead]

Just got the story on this from a guy here at work. This is a friend of his from here in WV that killed this bear week before last in Saskatchewan with a bow. (The guy I work with was in camp when this bear was killed and also killed a bear of his own.) Green score is 23.5" and weight was guessed at over 500 pounds after in bottomed out the scale at the outfitter. According to the guy I work with, Boone and Crockett contacted the guy who killed this bear and told him it will very likely be a Top 10 bear of all time. The B&C rep went on to say that of the Top 10 bears in the record books, 6 have been found dead. Of the 4 that were killed, all were killed with a gun. So it is very possible this is the new world record bow killed black bear. I'll keep everyone posted as I hear more...

Wow that bear looks to be over 600 lbs.Huge.

 

[yotehunter]

Yep that's a big azz black bear its well over 6 I would guess . Congrats too that man.

 

[Ricer2231]

My guide called me last night to let me know he got the balance of the money for my hunt and the forms I needed to fill out. He said he will have the last of his bait come in today and that will make just over 15,000 pounds. He had to have his bait all hauled to a buddies barn where he could lock it up. He said he had 9 steel drums with steel lids and rings setting outside and the bears actually chewed on the rings and got the lids off and ate all 9 barrelfulls of bait. He said they are in a feeding frenzy right now and are right in the middle of their rut. He has gotten pics of 4 bears right around camp so far that are over 350#. I can't wait, 64 days and counting.

 

[Diane]

The boots are there because he ate my buddy.

rotflmao :smiley_clap:

 

[Ricer2231]

Check this out.
http://youtu.be/5kHNjXvNNcU

 

[Boarhead]

Check this out.
http://youtu.be/5kHNjXvNNcU

That is cool Have been there and done that twice.It is a real rush and hope you get to experience that on your hunt.How many days?

 

[Ricer2231]

That is cool Have been there and done that twice.It is a real rush and hope you get to experience that on your hunt.How many days?

50 and counting. I have been texting and emailing with my guide pretty regularly here lately. He is filling me in on all that is going on and it is really getting me pumped.

 

[Ricer2231]

30 days and the countdown continues. Today is the official opening day of baiting. May the trail cam shutters be wore to a frazzle. Yeah baby!

 

[buckbuster217]

I cant imagine how excited you are Don!! I still have 10 months and am already excited. Keep us updated and we expect some pictures from ya TOO!

 

[Ricer2231]

I cant imagine how excited you are Don!! I still have 10 months and am already excited. Keep us updated and we expect some pictures from ya TOO!

Words cannot express the excitement. Just keep counting those days down, when I started counting down I had over 400. I will keep y'all updated, probably so much as Jesse will probably lock the thread.

 

[Boarhead]

Good luck and take lots of pictures.

 

[Ricer2231]

Good luck and take lots of pictures.

Thanks. Oh yes, taking a big ole sd card.

 

[Boarhead]

Thanks. Oh yes, taking a big ole sd card.

Man i really enjoyed my bear hunts your making me want to go again as it has been a few years since my last one in Alaska.Good Luck.Probably seems like forever for it to get here for you but it seems like since we started talking on here it sure has come around quick.

 

[Boarhead]

Hey Ricer2231 how many days before your hunt.I bet you have it down to the minute now.

 

[Ricer2231]

I fly out in 21 days. 21 days from now I will have been setting in Maine talking with my guide for about 3 hours now.

 

[Boarhead]

Hey Ricer2231 good luck on your hunt.Hope you get a big one.

 

[Ricer2231]

Hey Ricer2231 good luck on your hunt.Hope you get a big one.

Thanks bud! I've got the countdown in hours now, no more days. Thanks again for the good luck wish, I hope to bring back a dandy.